Lights, Camera…CLEAN!!!

December 3, 2009Angela (Oh She Glows)

by Angela (Oh She Glows) on December 3, 2009

1 day until the TV crew is here!!!!!!

Thank you for your congrats! For those of you who asked, I will be on CTV News. They are one of the most popular news stations in all of Toronto!!!! They will be airing some preview clips over the weekend and then the feature will air on Monday (time TBA). I will also ask them if it will be streamed online- if not- I may have to get Eric to covertly tape it??? ;)

I’m not going to lie, I have had zero appetite since I heard that I was going to be on TV. I am by nature a very anxious person, and the thought of being on TV brings me WAY out of my comfort zone. I am just proud of myself for doing it though! :) I keep telling myself, it is never as bad as I imagine. In fact, I’m sure it will be FUN! :D You only live once right?

I did a 60 min treadmill hill workout (speed 4, incline 11%) followed by my best Whittle My Middle yet!

Check it out:

Day 22 (Dec 2)

Plank: 1:30 secs (arms extended)

Side Plank: 1:30 (arms bent)

Plank with elbows on stability ball: 1:30 secs

Stability Ball Jackknifes: 15 reps

Stability ball roll out: 15 reps

Plank Rotations: 1:30 secs

Today was the first day I was able to bring back the 90 second planks!!!! :D I was so happy. My core feels strong.

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I’d like to take this moment to let you know that

I have NO IDEA WHAT I AM GOING TO WEAR!!!!

I had a few tops picked out and then I read that the colours: Red, White, and Black are no-no’s for the camera. Guess what colour my chosen shirts were??? LOL.

So tomorrow, I am booting it to the mall. I am on the HUNT for a COLOURED blazer!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone knows where I can find a coloured blazer (note: Not black, white, grey, or brown) please let me know! We don’t have J Crew, so that isn’t an option. I am looking for a bright blue or teal colour specifically (it’s my ‘power’ colour), but I doubt I will be able to find one in the winter…?

I am going to check out the following stores: Jacob, H&M, Club Monaco, Tristan, Banana Republic, Le Chateau.

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I’d also like to take this moment to tell you all how much I love my Dear Husband.

He got home from work tonight and started helping me clean. We just stopped around 11:30pm!

We will be moving the extra couch out of this room for Friday…

We moved the small tree to cover the eye sore wires in the corner…

Don’t ask…

I brought the lamp down from our bedroom and put it in this room. It looks quite warm and lovely. I moved the Sketchie lamp into our bedroom.

Fixed the tablecloth. Vacuumed floors.

Washed floors. Cleaned kitchen.

Eric got rid of all of his reno stuff in the entry way and living room! The entry way looks much better now. He refused to remove the blue painter’s tape since he still needs it for painting. I don’t blame him. I need to do the ribbon on the other side.

Cleaned the office and desk areas.

Random question: What colour is your Tweetdeck?

As you can see, mine is green, for Green Monsters. ;) I might change it soon though…

I’m off to pack up some Glo Bar boxes for Friday (I’m hoping they put them on camera!!!) and finish some cleaning stuff.

Your house looks beautiful and spotless and so ready for it’s TV debut ;) I’m so thrilled for you! You are going to be wonderful, trust me, you have such a presence in front of the camera and so much to share about “food, fitness, fashion, and fun.” I’m just bummed I don’t get any Canadian channels… maybe when it airs you can post a clip? Good luck (even if you don’t need it) and have fun! :)

First of all congrats. I think that it’s awesome that you’re getting this amazing opportunity to share your experience and success with so many people. However, please..please..please.. know that you aren’t going to look 10lbs fatter. You are beautiful and glowing. From what I’ve seen…of the youtube videos..you look amazing. Remember how far you’ve come and ENJOY this time. You have nothing to prove to anyone..you have all of your readers behind you.

Costa Blanca usually has some great blazers and blouses for a great price in different colors.

After doing 4 years of journalism school and six weeks at CTV Vancouver, my on camera tips are the following: don’t look into the camera, look at the person interviewing you. Stay away from distracting patterns or jewelry. Wear your hair down. Avoid turtlenecks. Powder, powder, powder- shine is terrible on camera! Avoid any eye make-up that is sparkly/shimmery and stick to solids.

Most importantly have fun, and be your natural beautiful self! You are a natural on camera so I know you will have no issues!! Can’t wait to see it!

4) Make sure your lip colour is soft, but not neutral and try to avoid strong reds.

5) Always put a bit more makeup on than you think you’ll need

6) Try to avoid looking at the camera lens unless they ask you to. That’s one thing we find – clients’ eyes will be darting around the room, because they want to look at the camera so.badly but we’ve told them not to. lol. Just pretend it’s not there; easier said than done, I know!!

You are insane :) – don’t even worry about the 10lb rule (doesn’t come into effect anyway). Just enjoy the experience. I’m usually behind the camera whether it’s video or photo and I know the feeling of not wanting to be there, but this will be huge for you! If anything, you should be enjoying your peace and quiet now, b/c once the Glo bar secret is out you’ll be in demand! :)

Also . . Jacob? I’m jealous! They used to have 2 shops in the US and one of them was near my apartment. Then a couple of months ago I went to get some new pants . . and they had moved out and been replaced by a super rubbish clothing store! Noooooo . . have two winter vests, a cute black pullover vest and two pairs of pants from them – first store where everything fits! I told my husband and his reaction was that we would now have to make trips to Montreal to get my clothes – ha ha! Don’t think you’ll have a problem finding something. Post some pics when you’re ready!

Angela, you are so photogenic, I really don’t think you need to worry about how you will look on the Big Screen- certainly the photos show you as nothing but a lovely person who shines from the inside- and out. I don’t really see why you shouldn’t air these worries on your blog, as the poster above said- its important to be real, no-one is ‘perfect’, and those who are so defiantly anti weight/image conscious, well, it seems a little unrealistic to me- we’re all human, and thats what is great about you! Its great to see someone who is so successful, happy and healthy but can also say that she gets really anxious, a true role model. So much good luck for tomorrow- I’m afraid I can’t help you on the top front as I am thousands and thousands of miles away over the Pond, (which is lucky otherwise I might well steal Sketchie!) but I’m sure you’ll find something great. I wanted to ask you though- when looking for new clothes, do you search for vegan friendly ones or not? I’m struggling with this at the moment as its getting so cold here and can’t find any warm tops without wool in them ;( Sorry for taking up so much of your posting space ;)

Oooh I know I’m nervous when I lose my appetite! It is a very rare thing for me to not be able to eat, but extreme stress will do it for sure! Luckily there’s not much I stress about so I don’t have to worry about that too often. Heee hee, love your carrot stumps!

I think your house looks so cozy and inviting, good luck and have fun!

My Tweetdeck is the default dark grey. It is pleasing to my eye so I never bothered changing it.

I think you can definitely find a nice light grey blazer and then wear a teal or bright blue shirt under it and it will be gorgeous. And then you can wear a grey blazer with anything going forward. Good luck!

Yey!
I ll switch my morning ritual of cable plus 24 just for you :)
I’ve seen tonnes of blazers at H&M but they are veeeeeery trendy ones there right now. I d think your best bet would be Jacob . They always have classy stuff.
Good look don’t forget to breathe and ask ahead of time what camera you are to look at , as Im sure there will be more than one.Oh and if you wear any bronzer go very easy on it that day, because for some reason tv can make people look very orange very easily, its the lighting I think.

your house looks beautiful! crank the christmas music and try to chillax! There was just a bit in Elle from one of the staffers who’s on The City (so you know her word is gospel, cuz it’s The City and that’s like legit tv right there). Anyway, she had a bunch of tips about dressing for tv, but I already dropped my old issue off at the gym. I remember she said that getting a blow-out makes a big difference. OH, also, that your shouldn’t wear skirts on tv that hit you at your calves because they chop you up.

Eep!! So exciting! Know we are here rooting for you, Ange:-D I think it’s a great idea to keep chugging those GM’s – especially if you have no appetite for anything else. And you will look gorgeous on TV. Don’t worry about the adding the 10 pounds – you always look stunning in your “vlogs!”Nice job on the workout, woman! I will one day get to the 90 second plank!
Your house looks gorgeous! Talk about a cleaning spree! That’s great that Eric could help you.
Good luck at the mall today, sweetie!

You know lady, most of us have only ever seen you on camera before, and I think we can all say you look stunning! Good luck finding a colored blazer – I don’t even own a black/white/brown one, so I’m no help :)

Very exciting. Congrats and good luck. I am always nervous too for on camera stuff. Radio is way easier. What are you going to be on for? I think I missed that part. If you need any info on media stuff, I think I had some stuff on what to wear but I need to double check if you are interested. I did media training once and have a huge binder of resources.

congratulations! let us know when it’s going to be airing!
I kinda hope its on CP24 breakfast cause that’s what I watch anyways :)
As for blazers, forever 21 might have some! But that’s all the way in mapleview mall (the good one, anyway)

This is SO exciting!!!!! :-) Your house looks perfect. Also, don’t stress too much about what to wear. You’ll look GREAT no matter what. Even if it is in a “bad” color for TV. I can’t wait to read or even see a recap.

The house looks lovely! If a camera crew were to come to my house, I’d have to limit them to the front porch. Unless guests are coming to stay–or ants invade–I do a “mother in law” cleaning (a quick once-over of areas that can be seen).

When I stress, I pick at my cuticles without thinking and then wonder why my hands look live I’ve been out planting a rock garden. I wish my stress would manifest itself in nicer ways, like carrot stumps!

Good luck with the jacket search! You can’t go wrong with the targeted search you’ve set up, and let us know where it came from–I’m desperately looking for a jewel-toned blazer too….

Here’s a little tip to help the nerves: eat bananas. I’m a musician and have SOO many friends who pop pills to squash nerves, but bananas have natural beta blockers in them to help calm you down. I eat one about an hour before I have to play, and then another half about a half an hour before :)

Oh woah, I had totally misread your last post and thought it was a radio interview – which is great, but a TV interview, good for you!! Do you know if we’ll be able to catch it anywhere else in Ontario or just in Toronto? Good luck!! YOu’ll do great, I have no doubts :D

CTV? That’s so exciting! Can’t wait to watch it, keep us updated on air times if you can. About the blazer… I think you’ve got some good guidance already. Banana Republic, Smart set, and Jacob would be where I’d look first. And this is totally “duh” advice, but even though you’re suffering a lack of appetite, make sure you eat lots of good food! Nothing looks worse on camera than sallow skin, and I know my skin loses oomph after even just a day of poor nutrition (and I have uber-fair skin like yours, so I’m guessing it would be the same for you). This is all so neat – you only live once, and you’re really racking up the life experience notches on the belt! Good luck, I know you’ll be great.

There is a navy cordurpy blazer at Banana, but if bright blue is your color…they have this awesome blue cashmere sweater dress…it can be a splurge to celebrate your success!

By the way, I made a green monster this morning and left the extra that didn’t fit in the cup in the fridge. My boyfriend drank it this morning and was texting me for the recipe so he could make another…Success!!!

Oh no no I didn’t mean you should censor yourself and I by no means expect perfection. I’ve just become such a HUGE fan of your blog over the months that the specific comment seemed sort of “out” of character. You have such wonderful things to say and the little note you put in my package of Glo Bars brightened my day, so if you can brighten my day I just know you can brighten your own! And you are such a gorgeous girl (and photogenic so tv cameras will look great) I guess I just hope you embrace all your wonderful talents and beauty because you deserve it, heck everyone does!

I am a very anxious person as well, I can totally relate. Green monsters are the only thing I can really get down when I am nervous too!! Great fall back though. ;) Love them! My tweetdeck is the dark purple. I am probably going to change soon though!